Ministry of Communications and Information Technology (India)

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Ministry overview
Dissolved5 July 2016 (2016-07-05)
Superseding agencies
Jurisdiction Government of India
HeadquartersElectronics Niketan, 6, CGO Complex,Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110003
Website meity.gov.in

The Ministry of Communication and Information Technology was an Indian government ministry. It was bifurcated into Ministry of Communications and Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology in July 2016. It contained three departments viz. Department of Telecommunications, Department of Electronics and Information Technology (DeitY, now Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology) and Department of Posts.[ citation needed ]

Contents

The following cadre controlling authority of the Civil Services (including Indian Telecommunication Service, Indian Postal Service, Indian Radio Regulatory Service, Telegraph Traffic Service, Indian Post & Telegraph Building Works Services and Indian Posts and Telegraphs Accounts and Finance Service) are under the administration and supervision of the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology.[ citation needed ]

List of ministers

Following is the list of ministers of communications. [1]


#PortraitNameTerm of officePrime MinisterParty
1 Rafi Ahmed Kidwai 1969 stamp of India.jpg Rafi Ahmed Kidwai 15 August 19472 August 19513 years, 352 days Jawaharlal Nehru Indian National Congress
2 Amrit Kaur 1989 stamp of India (cropped).jpg Amrit Kaur 2 August 195113 May 1952285 days
3 Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg Jagjivan Ram 13 May 19527 December 19564 years, 208 days
4 Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India.jpg Raj Bahadur 7 December 195617 April 1957131 days
5 Lal Bahadur Shastri (cropped).jpg Lal Bahadur Shastri 17 April 195728 March 1958345 days
6 Miss India Indrani Rehman, S.K. Patil, and two of the sponsors of the contest (cropped).jpg S. K. Patil 29 March 195824 August 19591 year, 148 days
7 Jnehru.jpg Jawaharlal Nehru 25 August 19592 September 19598 days
8 P Subbarayan 1989 stamp of India.jpg P. Subbarayan 2 September 19599 April 19622 years, 219 days
(3) Jagjivan Ram 1991 stamp of India.jpg Jagjivan Ram 10 April 196231 August 19631 year, 144 days
9 Ashokesen1.JPG Ashoke Kumar Sen 1 September 196313 June 1964286 days
Lal Bahadur Shastri
10  Satya Narayan Sinha 13 June 196412 March 19672 years, 272 days
Indira Gandhi
11 Ram Subhag Singh.jpg Ram Subhag Singh 13 March 196714 February 19691 year, 338 days
(10)  Satya Narayan Sinha 14 February 19698 March 19712 years, 22 days
12 Indira Gandhi in 1967.jpg Indira Gandhi 9 March 197117 March 19718 days
13 Sher Singh18 March 19712 May 197145 days
14 Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna 2018 stamp of India.jpg Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna 2 May 19718 November 19732 years, 190 days
(4) Raj Bahadur 2013 stamp of India.jpg Raj Bahadur 8 November 197311 January 197464 days
15 Kasu Brahmananda Reddy 2011 stamp of India.jpg Kasu Brahmananda Reddy 11 January 197410 October 1974272 days
16 Shankar Dayal Sharma 36.jpg Shankar Dayal Sharma 10 October 197424 March 19772 years, 165 days
17 Morarji Desai 1978b.jpg Morarji Desai 24 March 197726 March 19772 days Morarji Desai Janata Party
18 ParkashSinghBadal.JPG Parkash Singh Badal 26 March 197727 March 19772 days Shiromani Akali Dal
19 George Fernandes (cropped).jpg George Fernandes 28 March 19776 July 1977100 days Janata Party
20  Brij Lal Varma 6 July 197728 July 19792 years, 22 days
21 Charan Singh 1990 stamp of India (cropped).jpg Charan Singh 28 July 197930 July 19792 days Charan Singh Janata Party (Secular)
22 Zulfiquarullah

(I/C)

30 July 197927 November 1979120 days
(21) Charan Singh 1990 stamp of India (cropped).jpg Charan Singh 27 November 19797 December 197910 days
23  Shyam Nandan Mishra 7 December 197914 January 198038 days
(12) Indira Gandhi in 1967.jpg Indira Gandhi 15 January 198016 January 19801 day Indira Gandhi Indian National Congress
24 BhishmaNarainSingh19.jpg Bhishma Narain Singh 16 January 19803 March 198047 days
25  C. M. Stephen 3 March 19802 September 19822 years, 183 days
26 Anant Prasad Sharma 2 September 198214 February 1983165 days
(12) Indira Gandhi in 1967.jpg Indira Gandhi 14 February 198331 October 19841 year, 260 days
27 Rajiv Gandhi (1987).jpg Rajiv Gandhi 31 October 19844 November 19844 days Rajiv Gandhi
28  V. N. Gadgil 4 November 198431 December 198457 days
29 Ram Niwas Mirdha (cropped).jpg Ram Niwas Mirdha

(I/C)

31 December 198422 October 19861 year, 295 days
30
The Union Minister for Human Resource Development Shri Arjun Singh addressing a Press Conference in New Delhi on August 7, 2004.jpg
22 October 198614 February 19881 year, 115 days
31  Vasant Sathe 14 February 198825 June 1988132 days
32  Bir Bahadur Singh 25 June 198830 May 1989339 days
(27) Rajiv Gandhi (1987).jpg Rajiv Gandhi 31 May 19894 July 198934 days
33 Giridhar Gamang (cropped).jpg Giridhar Gamang

(I/C)

4 July 19892 December 1989151 days
34 Visit of Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Indian Minister for Trade, to the CEC (cropped).jpg V. P. Singh 2 December 19896 December 19894 days V. P. Singh Janata Dal
35  K.P. Unnikrishnan 6 December 198923 April 1990138 days Congress (Secular)
36  Janeshwar Mishra

(I/C)

30 April 19905 November 1990189 days Janata Dal
(34) Visit of Vishwanath Pratap Singh, Indian Minister for Trade, to the CEC (cropped).jpg V. P. Singh 6 November 199010 November 19904 days
37 Chandra Shekhar Singh 2010 stamp of India.jpg Chandra Shekhar 10 November 199021 November 199011 days Chandra Shekhar Samajwadi Janata Party
38 Dr, Sanjay Sinh.png Sanjay Singh

(I/C)

22 November 199021 June 1991211 days
39 Rajesh Pilot 2008 stamp of India.jpg Rajesh Pilot

(I/C)

21 June 199117 January 19931 year, 210 days P. V. Narasimha Rao Indian National Congress
40  Sukh Ram

(I/C)

17 January 199316 May 19963 years, 120 days
41 Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg Atal Bihari Vajpayee 16 May 19961 June 199616 days Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bharatiya Janata Party
42 The Union Steel Minister, Shri Beni Prasad Verma reviews the performance of Magnese Ore India Limited (MOIL), in New Delhi on October 03, 2011.jpg Beni Prasad Verma

((I/C till 10 July 1996)

1 June 199619 March 19981 year, 291 days Deve Gowda I. K. Gujral Samajwadi Party
(41) Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg Atal Bihari Vajpayee 19 March 199821 March 19982 days Atal Bihari Vajpayee Bharatiya Janata Party
43 Buta Singh at DJ Sheizwoods house (11) (cropped).jpg Buta Singh 21 March 199819 April 199811 days
(41) Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg Atal Bihari Vajpayee 19 April 199820 April 19981 day
44 Minister Sushma Swaraj in NYC - 2017 (36466238704) (cropped).jpg Sushma Swaraj 20 April 199811 October 1998174 days
(41) Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg Atal Bihari Vajpayee 11 October 19986 December 199856 days
45 Jagmohan.jpg Jagmohan 6 December 19988 June 1999184 days
(41) Atal Bihari Vajpayee tribute image (cropped).jpg Atal Bihari Vajpayee 8 June 199913 October 1999127 days
46 Ram Vilas Paswan 11 (cropped).jpg Ram Vilas Paswan 13 October 19991 September 20011 year, 323 days Janata Dal (United)
47 Pramod Mahajan 1 September 200129 January 20031 year, 150 days Bharatiya Janata Party
48 Arun Shourie cropped.jpg Arun Shourie 29 January 200322 May 20041 year, 114 days
49 Dayanidhi Maran.jpg Dayanidhi Maran 23 May 200415 May 20072 years, 357 days Manmohan Singh Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam
50 The Union Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Shri A. Raja addressing a Press Conference, in New Delhi on November 12, 2007.jpg A. Raja 16 May 200714 November 20103 years, 182 days
51 Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in March 2014.jpg Manmohan Singh 15 November 201019 January 201165 days Indian National Congress
52 Kapil Sibal.jpg Kapil Sibal 19 January 201126 May 20143 years, 127 days
53 Ravi Shankar Prasad At Office.jpg Ravi Shankar Prasad 26 May 20145 July 20162 years, 40 days Narendra Modi Bharatiya Janata Party

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References

  1. "List of Ministers of Communications". Department of Telecommunications,Communication and Information Technology. Ministry of Communication and Information Technology/National Informatics Centre. Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 19 May 2016.